Ea Ea's game Star predates *Star. It is cited as the link between his games The Game of Y and *Star. Yet it's not in the database. Given how long it's been around, I have to believe that it has been proposed, and for some reason denied. There are pictures of it under this game's entry:

So, does it make sense to just consider it as a variant, even though it's invention came before that of *Star? That's kinda weird, but they do have very similar scoring systems; *Star just takes the connective aspect a step further. (Incidentally, there are rules, including a brief comparison, at http://ea.ea.home.mindspring.com/*Star.html.) Any thoughts?